Congregation Beth Shalom will have the official dedication of its new building at 14200 Lamar in Overland Park on Sunday, March 26, 2006. "Currently, the building houses the administrative and ritual offices,...

Elaine Levine has been chosen as the new executive director of Congregation Beth Shalom. She has worked for more than 20 years in Jewish communal settings in a synagogue environment and her focus is to...

Article on Rabbi David Glickman being appointed the new senior rabbi at Congregation Beth Shalom. Originally from Lansing, Michigan, the rabbi will move to Kansas City from Dallas, where he has worked...

Congregation Beth Shalom's land and property at 9400 Wornall Road is now for sale. When this sells, the only synagogue in Kansas City, Missouri, will be The New Reform Temple. Beth Shalom leaders say they...

The leaders of congregations Beth Shalom and Ohev Sholom have begun to explore in depth the possibility of a merger between the two synagogues. Ohev Shalom, established in 1878, is the oldest synagogue...

Thanks to thriving business "because of its substantial involvement in the energy industry, designing projects for oil and natural gas exploration and distribution, power generation and the rebuilding...

Article discussing the various Jewish historic structures, including synagogues, under threat of demolition and efforts being made to preserve and make use of them, including the B'nai Jedudah and Beth...

Photo and biographical sketch of Gershon Hadas (1896-1980), "[l]ongtime rabbi and Jewish community leader" taking over "the struggling Congregation Beth Shalom at 34th Street and the Paseo in 1929 and...

Obituary for Louis Studna who died November 30, 2006, at the age of 99. His obituary says he "was a pioneer in motion picture film-making in Kansas City." He owned and operated Louis Studna Films from...

Local photographer Robert G. Askren donated photographs and negatives to the Missouri Valley Special Collections in 2006. He worked for Harkins Commercial Photo Co. which he later purchased and renamed...